DICKINSON, Norman John
(Service number 74381)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21 November 1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ashburton | ||
| Occupation | Mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | B. DICKINSON (father), 33 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 38th Reinforcements, A Company | ||
| Date | 5 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Remuera | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 August 1979 | Age | 81 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
Norman John Dickinson was the son of Benjamin and Louisa Jane (née Keen) Dickinson. Late in 1917 he was selected by lot from the First Division and called up. Norman married Isabel Mary McPherson in 1925 at Timaru's Chalmers Church. Isabel died in 1930, just 29 years old. Norman married secondly in 1932 to Laura Agnes Bringans.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 December 2019]; Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917 (Papers Past) [08 August 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]; Salisbury Park Crematorium record [22 December 2019]
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